Kimi Explorer
No estimate
No hardware requirements for this model
The weights for this model have not been published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any size. It is reachable only through its provider, and no graphics card changes that.
On record
Full specification
Everything on record for this model. Most of it describes how it was trained rather than how it runs — useful context for judging how much work went into it, and how it compares with models built at a different scale.
Origin
Who built this model, where, and when it was published.
- Organisation
- Moonshot
- Organisation type
- Industry
- Country
- China
- Published
- 1 January 2024
What it does
The problem areas the model was built for. A model can carry several of each.
- Domain
- Language
- Task
- Language modeling/generation
Size
How large the model is and how much data it was trained on. Parameters are the figure that decides whether it fits on a given graphics card.
- Training data
- tokens
Availability
Whether you can obtain the model and run it on your own hardware, which is what decides if any of the graphics-card figures on this page apply.
- Weights
- Closed — provider access only
- Model access
- Hosted access (no API)
- Training code
- Unreleased
How it is classified
Labels the source dataset applies when tracking notable models, and how confident it is in the entry.
- Why it is tracked
- SOTA improvement
- Record confidence
- Unknown
Highest score at SuperCLUE benchmark for "AISearch" in term of "Basic Capabilities https://www.superclueai.com/
Sources
Where this record came from and when it was last checked.
- Last updated
- 28 November 2025
What the numbers mean
Where it came from
Kimi Explorer was published by Moonshot, in the country recorded as China, during January 2024. The publishing organisation is categorised as industry.
It works in the domain of Language, and is recorded as performing the task of language modeling/generation.
Its weights were never published, so it can only be reached through its provider. No graphics card changes that.
What went into building it
The reason it appears in this catalogue at all: sOTA improvement.
Answers
Kimi Explorer — common questions
Kimi Explorer— what is it used for?
It works in the domain of Language, and is recorded as handling the task of language modeling/generation. A model can carry several of each, so these are the areas it was built for rather than a limit on what it will attempt.
Kimi Explorer— what GPU do I need to run it?
None. This is a closed model — its weights were never published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any price. It is reachable only through its provider.
Kimi Explorer— is it open source?
No. Its weights have not been published, so it exists only as a service controlled by its owner.
Kimi Explorer— how many parameters does it have?
No parameter count has been published for it, which is why no memory or speed figure appears on this page.
Kimi Explorer— who created it?
It was published by Moonshot, based in China, an organisation categorised as industry.
Kimi Explorer— when was it released?
It was published in January 2024. Capability per parameter has improved considerably since, so a newer model of the same size is often the better use of the same hardware.
The other direction
Looking at it from the other side?
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